I’ve been running the latest Windows Vista Release Candidate for the last 24 hours on my Macbook Pro and to be honest, I like it. Wait a second and give me a moment to clarify this statement. Microsoft got some very bad press in the last couple of years. Bashing Vista had become a mass phenomenon, especially in the Apple user base. Really disliking the XP user interface, I had very very low expectations and this is probably the reason why Vista exceeded them. It’s hard to describe, but it just feels snappier and the graphic style looks much more appealing when compared to OS X. Just look at the ugly brushed metal theme. Please Apple, dump it!

Having said that, Vista looks very appealing, but the interaction is a nightmare. There are too many things that rival to get my attention. It’s really a surprise that people can actually use this interface productively. Oh … and Microsoft, … two different Buttons for stop loading and reloading a website??? Do you have too much screen real-estate or is it really soo hard to understand why every other browser only has one button for this functionality?